// display window status bar message
function dspMssg(msgStr) {
    document.returnValue = false;
    if (document.images) {
        window.status = msgStr;
        document.returnValue = true
    }
}

//change subnav background color (ie5+ ns6+)
function changebg(item, color)
{
    if (document.getElementById)
    {
        theone = eval("document.getElementById('"+item+"')")
        theone.style.background = color
    }    

}